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🇬🇧 john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺

@john-l-uk.bsky.social

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Retired art and design teacher, interested in ‘Life, the Universe and Everything’. Manc. living in S. Wales. Videographer, mainly birds but the natural world in general. My YouTube channel here: https://youtube.com/@johnluk?si=-_BJfNntUYFZ7p

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🇬🇧 john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @john-l-uk.bsky.social · 2d

One ‘suspect’ had “a criminal history” of marijuana possession - which is not a crime in 40 states for medical use and 24 for recreational use. Using helicopters is just a floor show to keep his base entertained and they’ll add the extra cost to the budget deficit. That’s “government efficiency”

🇬🇧 john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @john-l-uk.bsky.social · 2d

Cheers buddy! 👍🏻

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Mountain Birder @dawson61.bsky.social · 2d

Great stuff buddy 👍🏻

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🇬🇧 john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @john-l-uk.bsky.social · 3d

Goldcliff Birding #236 - Stint, Curlew Sandpiper, Ruff.
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I have to admit that although would have loved to have had good views of a Wryneck passing through Goldcliff I was more focused on recording the fabulous set of waders on display. A very poor clip of the Wryneck at the end!

Goldcliff Birding #236 - Stint, Curlew Sandpiper, Ruff 4K

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🇬🇧 john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @john-l-uk.bsky.social · 6d

Great to see you caught up with it buddy, lovely shot. I haven’t yet but it was seen yesterday so there’s still a slim chance!

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Mountain Birder @dawson61.bsky.social · 7d

A Wryneck at Goldcliff South Wales. #gwentbirds

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🇬🇧 john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @john-l-uk.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks buddy!

🇬🇧 john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @john-l-uk.bsky.social · 7d

Ah but just look at the benefits of Brexit. I’m sure everybody in the country appreciates all that extra money for the NHS, the increased job opportunities in completing the additional paperwork for exports, the many low paid jobs in agriculture previously done by migrants.

🇬🇧 john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @john-l-uk.bsky.social · 7d

A Little Gull I spotted in RSPB Lodmoor, a lifer for me.

Lodmoor Little Gull September '25 4K

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10d

One thing I've learned from the Internet is that a lie needs 0% proof to be believed, but the truth requires thousands of pages of proof and still won't be believed.

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🇬🇧 john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @john-l-uk.bsky.social · 10d

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🇬🇧 john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @john-l-uk.bsky.social · 11d

We know why Trump is so obsessed with antifa (anti-fascists) and wants to wage war against them. The only people who feel threatened by anti-fascists are by definition fascists.

🇬🇧 john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @john-l-uk.bsky.social · 11d

Fantastic blog as always mate but extra special because of the elusive subject!

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The Wildlife Oculus @thewildlifeoculus.bsky.social · 11d

I have written a blog post about the Wryneck at Goldcliff Lagoons. www.thewildlifeoculus.com/2025/09/my-j... #birdingwales #gwentbirds

My jynx is finally over

A photography blog focused on Gwent wildlife and in particularly birds.

www.thewildlifeoculus.com

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🇬🇧 john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @john-l-uk.bsky.social · 12d

1 Jul 2024 — The Court thus concludes that the President is absolutely immune from criminal

🇬🇧 john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @john-l-uk.bsky.social · 13d

It’s such a relief to hear from a President who is articulate and erudite.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13d

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1

Trickle-down economics was always a sham.

Nothing has ever trickled down.

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🇬🇧 john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @john-l-uk.bsky.social · 13d

Trump will probably accuse you of intending to introduce Sharia law as he claimed (falsely) that the “terrible, terrible” Mayor of London has, however Sadiq Khan did take part in Pride celebrations, ran the London Marathon and has introduced policies to tackle air pollution. Sending good wishes!

🇬🇧 john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @john-l-uk.bsky.social · 14d

Cracker!👏

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🇬🇧 john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @john-l-uk.bsky.social · 15d

He’s talking about anybody who doesn’t have his perverted beliefs as ‘inciting violence’ when he is actually inciting violence against them. Fake Christian condemning those who have nothing when "it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom ...

🇬🇧 john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @john-l-uk.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks buddy and thanks for the repost too! 👍🏻

🇬🇧 john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @john-l-uk.bsky.social · 16d

It’s extra judicial execution or murder as we used to call it. The huge number of evangelical Maga supporters don’t seem to be concerned when “Thou Shalt Not Kill” is violated. Doesn’t apply when they’ve been branded “narco terrorists” by the Supreme Leader.

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🇬🇧 john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @john-l-uk.bsky.social · 16d

Fantastic Phalaropes! Grey and Red Necked Phalaropes in Lisvane Reservoir, Cardiff 4K
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Fantastic Phalaropes! Grey and Red Necked Phalaropes in Lisvane Reservoir, Cardiff 4K

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🇬🇧 john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @john-l-uk.bsky.social · 18d

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For those wondering what Goldcliff looks like after the fire or planning a visit.

Goldcliff Birding #234 after the Fire 4K

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🇬🇧 john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @john-l-uk.bsky.social · 19d

So-called Libertarians defend their First Amendment right to lie and propagate conspiracy theories but they’re not so keen when it comes to well aimed criticism of the Supreme Leader and his followers.